September 10, 2017

900 TV shows since 2005 received Pentagon backing

Independent, UK - We can now show that the relationship between US national security and Hollywood is much deeper and more political than anyone has ever acknowledged.

It is a matter of public record that the Pentagon has had an entertainment liaison office since 1948. The Central Intelligence Agency established a similar position in 1996. Although it was known that they sometimes request script changes in exchange for advice, permission to use locations, and equipment such as aircraft carriers, each appeared to have passive, and largely apolitical roles.

Files we obtained, mainly through the US Freedom of Information Act, show that between 1911 and 2017, more than 800 feature films received support from the US Government’s Department of Defence, a significantly higher figure than previous estimates indicate. .... On television, we found over 1,100 titles received Pentagon backing – 900 of them since 2005, from Flight 93 to Ice Road Truckers to Army Wives.

2 comments:

Matt said...

There's no such thing as "the pentagon." There is a Department of Defense headquartered at "the Pentagon." But if the Entertainment Liason office existed in 1948 it had to have been doing business with the War Department. Does any of it matter? Who gives a shit about mistakes? Weird bastards who like to read about ancient Greek democracy.

Greg Gerritt said...

The Defense department should not be allowed to do any advertising or make any attempt to influence public opinion, and it most definitely needs to get out oof the buisness of violent entertainment. Maybe it should just be closed as all it seems to do is get more people killed with each passing year.